Real Estate is a large asset class that has many different strategies inside of it. 

Listings come from nurturing your database for years, so if you are new, you have to pick a niche or an area that you have a competitive advantage in.

@Jonathan Small government actions have led to an unprecedented 40% increase in the money supply, 50-year record inflation, record increase in interest rates, bank failures, credit tightening, CRE recession, housing affordability issues, mobility issues, inventory issues, and massive impacts to the world economies, every investment class, and our families, kids, and friends like never before. 

We picked this option.

When you are ready to sell again, you just get the next broker to pick you up and activate your license again. 

I know property managers in every state who use non-refundable application fees and it is the standard for every class of property and applicant.

If you use it as several down payments and use leverage you could be off to the races with many more Class B or C units that will still cash flow for you.

I would encourage you to read this beginners guide from BiggerPockets, it's a good bit of information so pick and choose what you want to read or read it all.

Don't stress out on picking the prefect name, you can always do a DBA to use.

A friend of mine picked up a duplex there last year for under $150K, added some sweat equity, and turned it into a cash cow.Chattanooga, TN: This market has been quietly making waves.